RCA Electro-optics Handbook

absorption Adapted from Reference ALTITUDE h amperes atmospheric transmittance attenuation coefficient bandwidth blackbody calculated camera tubes candela characteristics color constant Conversion factors curves defined density detectors devices diode electron emitter Glass equation film footcandle function H₂O human eye illuminance image orthicon image tube infrared lamp laser lens light limiting resolution luminous efficacy luminous exitance luminous flux luminous intensity m²² measurements MOON mW CW nt cd optical output p-n junction photocathode photodetector photoelectron photometric quantities photomultiplier photons pulse quantum efficiency radiant exitance radiant flux RADIANT INTENSITY radiation radiometric quantities range ratio Rayleigh scattering RELATIVE SPECTRAL scotopic vision sea level Section sensor shown in Figure SI unit slant paths solid angle Spectral distribution spectral irradiance spectral luminous efficacy spectral response spectrum square meter sr¹ steradian surface represented Symbol target threshold types Typical unit of luminance vidicon visible watt wavelength